Investigative Post’s Monday Morning Read highlights Good Jobs First subsidy report

October 8, 2023

Investigative Post: Monday Morning Read

Jim Heaney, editor and executive director of Investigative Post, writes about Good Jobs First’s new report in his Monday Morning Read.

Tesla's Elon Musk, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, real estate mogul and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, Under Armour’s Kevin Plank, Apple’s Tim Cook.
From top left: Tesla’s Elon Musk, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, real estate mogul and Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, Under Armour’s Kevin Plank, Apple’s Tim Cook.

The report, How Economic Development Subsidies Transfer Public Wealth to White Men, shows how the biggest public subsidy packages ever awarded go disproportionately to companies led by white men: the list includes Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Tesla’s Elon Musk, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffet, Apple’s Tim Cook, real estate mogul Stephen Ross, Rocket Mortgage’s Dan Gilbert, and Under Armour’s Kevin Plank.

Read the full roundup at the Investigative Post.

Read the report here.